Centre trusts the state government and we followed the due process and declared the village (Nagla Fatela) electrified only after receiving the certificate from the state, said Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal, defending Prime Minister Narendra Modis statement from the Red Fort that the village was electrified 70 years after Independence, which was later contested by the villagers.

Goyal said on November 24, 2015, the Centre received a certificate from Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited in Uttar Pradesh, declaring that the village has been energised.

On October 30, we received a mail from DVVNL that four villages of Hathras district have been electrified, which included Nagla Fatela, he said.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while elucidating his governments achievements -- especially electrification of villages across India -- claimed: Brothers and Sisters, you will be surprised to know that at merely three hours journey from Delhi, there is a village called Nagla Fatela in Hathras region. But it took 70 years for electricity to reach there. 70 years, my brothers and Sisters! And therefore, I am introducing you to the work culture that we are following.

However, according to a report in the Indian Express, many of the villagers in this hamlet in Mahamaya Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh have been living without electricity.

Goyal said in November 2013, the UP government had submitted a list of un-electrified villages to the Centre which included Nagla Fatela. He also said that in December 2014, the Centre received DVVNLs letter which said this village is still un-electrified.

A chief secretary-level committee approved DPR (Detailed Project Report) on basis of which the Centre sanctioned funds (for electrification of the village), Goyal said.